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It will come as no surprise to much of Pakistan’s population that their country ranks among the lowest for disaster risk management for water security in Asia, according to the Asian Water Development Outlook (AWDO). Following the extreme heatwave of May – the city of Jacobabad hit 51 degrees C on M...

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Main Authors: Hafeez, Mohsin, Rana, Abdul Wajid, Ringler, Claudia
Format: Opinion Piece
Language:Inglés
Published: News International 2022
Subjects:
disaster risk management
water security
heat
flooding
poor
rural
income
livelihood
crops
livestock
food insecurity
electricity
policies
natural resources
low income groups
water management
pakistan
balochistan
livelihoods
sindh
water use
rural areas
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127213
Summary:It will come as no surprise to much of Pakistan’s population that their country ranks among the lowest for disaster risk management for water security in Asia, according to the Asian Water Development Outlook (AWDO). Following the extreme heatwave of May – the city of Jacobabad hit 51 degrees C on May 14 – Pakistanis are now experiencing the most extreme flooding of their lifetime. These were two systemic, interlinked extreme events, with the hotter air earlier in the year holding more moisture and melting glaciers foreshadowing the floods.

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